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Liu Genghong’s livestream workouts

Activity · 2022 · Notable

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Workout livestreams helped Liu reach 69 million Douyin followers by August 2023.

Singer Liu scores smash hit with workout videos
China Daily
Frontiers | Exploring public attitudes toward live-streaming fitness in China: A sentiment and content analysis of China's social media Weibo
Frontiers in Public Health
Extending his body of work
China Daily
Liu Genghong demonstrates the aerobic routine developed for the Hangzhou Asian Games in a video still.
Hangzhou Asian Games
Liu Genghong demonstrates an arm movement in the workout he made for Xinhua followers.
Xinhua
Liu Genghong, dubbed “next Li Jiaqi”, unlocks China’s fitness live stream
Dao Insights
The Fitness Influencer Making Locked-Down Chinese Sweat
Sixth Tone
China’s emerging viral fitness live streamer takes baby steps in live streaming sales
Dao Insights
King of Workout Livestream: Liu Genghong Has Become an Online Hit During Shanghai Lockdown
What’s on Weibo

Spread Score

How it works
Reach40Contagion45Breadth50Velocity60Longevity3746

Numbers

Weibo down-jacket response topic reads; historical counter
200M
As of Apr 18, 2022 · Xiaohongshu · Self-reported · Newrank
Peak date
Week of Apr 21, 2022
Feb 18 ’22 to Week of Apr 21, 2022
Platforms
5
Started on TikTok
Origin
Seeded
Health & fitness

Mechanics

  • ChallengePrimary
  • Response chain
  • Identity badge
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop

How it spread

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Liu began Douyin workout streams in February 2022. Down-jacket clips and public follow-alongs spread to Weibo, schools and quarantine centers in April. Fila reposted his workouts, and three items on his wife’s May shopping stream sold out.

Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Google searchesDec ’21Feb ’22MarMayJunSepDecApr ’23JulSepPeakTikTokPressXiaohongshuOpen webRetail
TikTokPressXiaohongshuOpen webRetail

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Timeline (16)

  1. December 2021

    Liu Genghong precursor · Dec 2021

    Liu signed with Wuyou Media and tried livestream shopping before switching to workouts.[1][2][3]

    Open the first post ↗
  2. February 2022

    Liu Genghong seed · Feb 18 ’22

    Liu began Douyin fitness livestreams; Newrank reported 247,300 viewing visits for the two-hour debut.[1][2]

  3. Liu Genghong owner response · Feb 24 ’22

    His fifth fitness livestream passed one million viewing visits, according to Newrank.[1]

Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
  1. 2026-10-16Revised 2 numbers
  2. 2026-10-14Added: 16 events, 20 sources · Score 46 · Fact-check passed (32 claims)
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Health & fitness
Region
CN
Weibo down-jacket response topic reads; historical counter
200M
As of Apr 18, 2022 · Xiaohongshu · Self-reported · Newrank
Evidence
Grade B

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  1. December 2021

    Liu Genghong precursor · Dec 2021

    Liu signed with Wuyou Media and tried livestream shopping before switching to workouts.[1][2][3]

    Open the first post ↗
  2. February 2022

    Liu Genghong seed · Feb 18 ’22

    Liu began Douyin fitness livestreams; Newrank reported 247,300 viewing visits for the two-hour debut.[1][2]

  3. Liu Genghong owner response · Feb 24 ’22

    His fifth fitness livestream passed one million viewing visits, according to Newrank.[1]

  1. press · Apr 11 ’22

  2. platform jump · Apr 18 ’22

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